Introduction to Season 1: Canyon of Contention With Rob Weiner - Site Bites Intro

What this episode covers

For the first season of the Site Bite's Podcast, we will be exploring Chaco Canyon archaeology with this season's featured co-host, Rob Weiner. Rob is a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder. He talks about his passion for Southwest archaeology and his current research. This pre-season episode was recorded after Rob and Carlton had finished recording all five episodes for season 1. They reflect on the experience of recording all five episodes in one day and also express how excited they are for this season's content. Episode numbers, titles, and featured guests: 1. What is Chaco? Location, Features, and Chronology with Dr. Rich Friedman 2. Origins of Chaco - Who were the Chacoans? Where did they come from? With Dr. Cathy Cameron 3. Major Debates in Chaco Archaeology with Dr. Paul Reed 4. What happened to Chaco? Theories on depopulation and "Collapse" with Dr. Steve Lekson 5. Indigenous Chaco - Descendant communities perspectives with Patrick Cruz Carlton Shield Chief Gover * Email: [email protected] * instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist [https://www.instagram.com/pawnee_archaeologist] * Twitter: @PaniArchaeology [https://www.twitter.com/PaniArchaeology] * Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover Robert Weiner * [email protected] * Instagram: @chacoroadsproject [https://www.instagram.com/chacoroadsproject] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]